You know what, nevermind. I just went to Cheapo last night, word of advice: Don't waste your time with them... That is unless you have $20 to spend on a CD and over $25 to spend on an LP. Even used CD's are around $14. They rip you off, quite badly. Plus, the selection is shit, one little aisle of Metal, definitely not worth burning up any gas you have in your vehicle. Extreme Noise in Minneapolis, on the other hand, I do recommend!

Vintage Vinyl is amazing. They have a mega huge Metal section. http://www.vvinyl.com
Also, Generation Records and Bleecker Bob's in Greenwich Village.
http://www.generationrecords.com

And the Princeton Record Exchange http://www.prex.com

There was a time when you could find a gem or two at Cheapo on Lake Street for about $7, but as far as I can tell those days are gone (I'm not even sure how that place stays in business). I haven't been to Extreme Noise yet, but it's only about a half mile down the road from Cheapo.

I don't know, I recent found an Ozzy LP for $6, a Dio LP for $5.30 (not exactly obscure, but still), a State of Fear LP for $5.30 , and a brand new Carcass cassette for $2.97. There's decent stuff at Cheapo if you dig (and I mean DIG) around for a while. Their "metal" section has been getting truly awful for a while now, though. Best to stick with the used stuff, I think.

Extreme Noise, on the other hand, is fucking awesome. Tons of great vinyl, knowledgeable staff, and mostly decent prices. Lately there's been a lot of stuff from Nuclear War Now!, Southern Lord, and Hells Headbangers Records in there, and even the used stuff has netted me a lot of gold recently. They also stock tons of great punk and crust records if you're so inclined. Highly, highly recommended, especially if you're already at Cheapo. I happen to live pretty close to the store, so I wind up there pretty frequently and only rarely do I leave without spending at least $20.

Also, has Into the Void in downtown St. Paul been mentioned in this thread yet? It's a new(ish) metal-only shop with (from what I can tell) a well-curated selection. Well worth a stop if you're at Station 4 or happen to be in downtown STP for some reason.

Anything in or around St. Louis, Missouri?

Going to LA and San Fran, any good stores to check out? Or clubs/pubs that have a metal night, etc. Thanks for the replies!

Anything in or around St. Louis, Missouri?

For folks around Chicago the best place I've found since the demise of Metal Haven is, surprisingly, Reckless Records. Yes it's known as a hipster haven. They have three locations (one downtown I've never been to, one on the north side in Lakeview I've been to lots, and one in Wicker Park I've been to a handful of times) and they have their own metal section. It's not big but you can find some pretty obscure stuff in there. In the non-metal sections you'll find the more popular metal bands have their own category (Metallica, Priest, Maiden, etc). It's totally a crap shoot though since it mostly depends upon what people are trading in. You can go there one week and find a Hate Forest disc and the next week nothing might suit your fancy (not that Hate Forest would). They also have a decent vinyl selection for metal selections.

Another place is Rolling Stone Records right near the intersection of Harlem and Irving Park. It's an okay place for someone looking for metal but you most likely are not going to find something obscure or way out of the mainstream. So if you're looking for the latest grind or black metal gem you probably should be looking elsewhere. When they do carry something it will a lot of times be a stack of 10 of the same release (i.e. Deicide's new release but nothing else from their discography). Very limited vinyl although they do (or did) have special table of cool stuff for that Record Store Day thing in April.

The last place is 2-3 storefronts down from Rolling Stone Records. I don't even know the name but it's a small store that carries a ton of t-shirts and hoodies. They also have a small section in back with some underground stuff. For example last time there I picked up Blood in the Wells (Drudkh) and Fallen (Burzum). Decent little store. I don't recall any vinyl however.

For someone looking for vinyl there's stores smattered through the city and 'burbs that will carry metal selections, but again, it's based on serendipity. But that's the fun of it, you never know what you're going to find.

Why can't you guys google it like normal people?

Seattle?

I couldn't find a search through topic option yet, so I'll ask for a shop in Vienna, Austria.
If it has been asked already, I am sorry for asking again.

Why can't you guys google it like normal people?

Any good places to shop for death metal in Chicago?

I realize this has probably been asked numerous times, but I want up to date info and I don't want to dig through pages and pages of thread.

Your best bet is Reckless Records. It's not a metal only shop but they have a good selection of metal. Theres about three locations in the city, cant remember which one i've had my best haul from. As for a metal only shop, i havent had any luck finding one. You wont find a huge collection of death metal but youll get some good albums, its definitely worth checking out.

Did you ever get to go to Metal Haven before they closed? It was an all metal record store with lots of obscure CDs, vinyls, and shirts. I only got to go there once, a little over 3 years ago. A shame they went under.

When I was there the other day I came across about ten great releases for $2-$8 (Suffocation, Cryptopsy, Nile, Origin, Cathedral, At the Gates, Morbid Angel, Monstrosity, ect.). Nothing the least bit rare though. The metal section is relatively well-stocked with a good used release here and there, but most of it is way overpriced. Overall the store is still worth visiting on about a once a month basis.